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Table 6 Association between sociodemographic/epidemiological characteristics and a good level of knowledge about Chagas disease (crude and multivariable analysis)

From: Community-based screening of Chagas disease among Latin American migrants in a non-endemic country: an observational study

Variables

Crude OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P value

Sex, male

0.70 (0.48–1.01)

0.73 (0.47–1.13)

0.17

Age, years

0.98 (0.97–1.00)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.31

Time in Spain, years

0.93 (0.89–0.93)

0.97 (0.93–1.01)

0.18

Primary school

0.43 (0.28–0.66)

0.59 (0.34–0.98)

0.044

University studies

1.77 (1.09–2.90)

1.51 (0.85–2.67)

0.11

Country of birth, Bolivia

2.79 (1.91–4.04)

1.90 (1.19–3.39)

0.020

Country of birth, Ecuador

0.24 (0.16–0.36)

0.51 (0.28–0.94)

0.031

Country of birth, Colombia

0.89 (0.52–1.51)

NI

 

Country of birth, Argentina

12.58 (1.61–98)

13 (1.61, 1.18)

0.017

Living in rural area

1.61 (0.83–3.18)

NI

 

Triatomines seen at home

0.48 (0.27–0.85)

NI

 

Blood transfusion recipient

0.49 (0.21–1.14)

NI

 

Relatives with Chagas disease

4.58 (2.15–10.9)

NI

 

Having received information about Chagas disease in Spain

4.38 (2.57–7.44)

4.63 (2.53, 8.47)

0.023

Having heard about Chagas disease

14.1 (7.01–29.7)

NI

 
  1. In bold, statistically significant differences. NI Not included